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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Rosbel Pena has been named the 2012-2013 Secondary |
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Teacher of the Year by the Mission Consolidated Independent School |
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District; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Mexican immigrants, Mr. Pena spent the |
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summers of his youth working in the fields alongside his family; his |
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parents taught him the importance of education, recognizing it as a |
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means to build a better life; while studying at The University of |
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Texas--Pan American, he was invited to tutor migrant students at |
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Lamar Middle School in McAllen, and this powerful experience |
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inspired him to become an educator; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Pena joined the Mission CISD faculty in 1992; |
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currently a sixth grade math teacher at Alton Memorial Junior High |
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School, he remains committed to ensuring the success of every child |
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he teaches, and he seeks to empower his students to realize their |
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potential and to fulfill their dreams; outside of the classroom, he |
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helps coach the football and track and field teams, oversees the |
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Destination Imagination and calculator application competitors, |
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and writes mathematics curriculum for the district; and |
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WHEREAS, Educators play a vital role in fostering the |
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ability, intellect, and self-confidence of children during their |
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formative years, and Rosbel Pena has helped many young Texans to |
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develop a love of learning that will serve them well throughout |
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their lives; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Rosbel Pena on being named the |
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2012-2013 Secondary Teacher of the Year by the Mission Consolidated |
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Independent School District and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Pena as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Munoz, Jr. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2757 was adopted by the House on May |
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24, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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